Meningococcal Vaccine Resources
One of the Recommended Vaccines by Disease
Below are a number of resources designed to help healthcare professionals recommend and administer meningococcal vaccines, as well as answer patient questions.
Vaccine Safety
- Childhood Vaccines and Febrile Seizures
- Frequently Asked Questions: Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Menactra® Meningococcal Vaccine
- Meningococcal Vaccine Safety and Monitoring
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Provider Education
- Clinical Information on Meningococcal Disease
- CDC Commentary: Clarifying Meningococcal Booster Dose Recommendations
Amanda Cohn, MD, clarifies the meningococcal booster dose recommendations for adolescents. CDC Expert Commentary, January 2011 - CDC Commentary: Meningococcal Disease — Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
Henry M. Wu, MD, comments on meningococcal disease, including signs, symptoms, and treatment, and reviews the latest vaccine recommendations.CDC Expert Commentary, March 2010 - Meningococcal Vaccination for Adolescents: Information for Healthcare Professionals
Materials for Patients
- Easy-to-Read Schedules
- Fact Sheet: Meningococcal Vaccine for Preteens and Teens
- Fact Sheet: Meningococcal Questions and Answers
Immunization Action Coalition - Meningococcal Vaccination for Preteens and Teens: Information for Parents
- Meningococcal Vaccine Information Statements
- Conjugate (English / Other Languages)
- Serogroup B (English / Other Languages)
- Print Materials: CDC Preteen Vaccine Campaign
- Cochlear Implants and Vaccination Recommendations
Clinical Information
References and Resources
- Meningococcal Publications
Chapters, manuals, and guidelines on meningococcal vaccine recommendations, surveillance, epidemiology, outbreaks, and laboratory… - Pink Book’s Chapter on Meningococcal Disease
Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - Surveillance Manual’s Chapter on Meningococcal Disease
Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook - Travelers’ Health (Yellow Book) Chapter on Meningococcal Disease
CDC Health Information for International Travel
- Page last reviewed: May 19, 2017
- Page last updated: May 19, 2017
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